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Context: India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile.
About Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile:
Developed by: It is indigenously developed by DRDO.
Specifications:
- It is an Indian third-generation, low weight fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile derived from Nag ATGM.
About Nag missile:
- It is an Indian third-generation, all-weather, fire-and-forget, lock-on after launch, anti-tank guided missile (ATGM).
- It is also called "Prospina" for the land-attack version.
- It is developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP), run by DRDO.
- Manufactured by: Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).
- Specifications:
- Has night strike capabilities.
- Has a minimum range of 500 metres and maximum range of four kilometres.
- Uses an imaging infra-red seeker to lock on to the target before launch.
- It is fit for deployment across India’s frontiers in both eastern and western theatre.
Nag variants that are under development:
- A land version, for a mast-mounted system; the helicopter-launched Nag (HELINA);
- A "man-portable" version (MPATGM);
- The Nag Missile Carrier (NAMICA) "tank buster".
- SANT or Standoff Anti-tank Guided Missile is a fourth generation upgraded variant of HELINA missile developed for long distance airborne anti-armour role.
https://newsonair.gov.in/News?title=DRDO-successfully-tests-Man-Portable-Anti-Tank-Guided-Missile%3b-Rajnath-Singh-Congratulates-for-consistent-performance&id=433298
